Quote of the Day: Harry Reid vs. Ted Cruz

“Ted Cruz is smart. He has always been able to talk down to people. He is now in the Senate. People are as smart as he is. He can’t talk down to anyone anymore. But he has still not accepted that in his own head. He still thinks he’s smarter than everybody else. He might be able to work a calculus problem better than I can. But he can’t legislate better than I can.” -Harry Reid

Bam! Pow!

I like this side of Harry Reid. I’d like to subscribe to his newsletter.

When you’re known for refusing to study with the little people from lesser Ivy league schools, or hanging a painting of other people painting you at the Supreme Court on your wall, you should expect to be properly ridiculed for it.

The funniest thing about that is that Stephen Colbert has the same thing on his wall—a painting of a painting of himself. I don’t know which came first….Cruz’ painting on the wall or Colbert’s parody of narcissism — maybe it doesn’t matter!

Teddy’s Person

The painting is so disturbing, I had to find out more through google-fu. So, sorry if this is old news to most of you. This is the first I’ve heard of “the painting,” and I can’t get enough of this narcissistic horror show.

Here’s Colbert’s take which includes some comedy gold from Cruz himself.